“Kairi, could you go over to that booth and see if the customer needs anything?” Mr. Blair called out to me as he passed the bar.I looked up to where he was pointing and noticed a dude sitting alone.
Sparkle turned to look too and smiled excitedly at me. She was so happy that I finally got this job that she decided to come and visit me today.
I playfully shook my head at her and headed over to the booth.
“Hi, my name is Kairi. Is there anything I could get you?” I asked with a smile.
The guy lifted his head to look at me. He was fine as hell—probably one of the finest men I had ever seen.
He had a tapered fro, and his lineup was crisp as ever. From his left leg sticking out from under the booth, I knew he was tall. The fact that he was ducked away by himself let me know that he was a reserved person who liked his own company, and I’d disturbed him. His hazel eyes twinkled like a cat in the club lights as he silently watched me, giving me a strong look.
“I’m fine,” he finally spoke. His voice was deep and raspy.
“Okay, wave one of us over if you change your mind,” I said, smiling at him again before I turned to walk away.
“Bitch, I know you ain’t talking to my fucking fiancé!”
As soon as I turned, I walked right into Ocean. Of course, I did. It had been days since our weird encounter in the VIP section, so I purposely asked to work at the main bar to avoid having to see her.
“Can’t you find your own fucking man, this one is taken!” she yelled, and I shook my head at her. I could understand if I ever spoke to that boyfriend she had, but I hadn’t. I didn’t even know him!
“I’m just doing my job, Ocean.”
Sparkle lifted her head and looked our way. I’d told her about what happened a few nights ago.
“No, you trying it with my nigga, and if you think?—”
“Ocean.”
Both of us froze when he called her name. I turned back to look at him, and he was now up on his feet. Just like I thought, he was tall as hell. Much taller than my five-six frame.
“She simply asked if I wanted to order anything. Why you making a scene when you know I don’t like shit like that?”
Her mouth opened and closed a few times, but she didn’t answer him.
“Let her go back to her job, and you go back to wherever you were. I don’t want to be bothered.”
And with that, he took back his seat as if we weren’t still standing there. I turned to look at Ocean, who was staring at me, embarrassment dancing in her eyes.
It seemed that she and I were just destined not to get along. I sighed heavily, shook my head, and went back to the bar. Sparkle sat and watched her until she disappeared back where she came from.
“What was she yelling about?” Sparkle leaned over the bar counter and asked.
“She thinks I was trying to take her man,” I exhaled heavily. Sony really had her believing that I threw myself at him. And on top of what happened in the past with her ex-boyfriend, she really believed I was that type of person.
I watched as Sparkle almost broke her neck to look back at the guy who was now busy looking into his phone.
“Havoc is her man?”
His name is Havoc,I thought as I continued to look at him.
“You know him?” I asked, looking at her again and willing myself not to look in his direction again. He was a good-looking man.
“Not really, but I used to see him around, and I heard Diego talk about him. He’s one of Orlando’s sons.”
I frowned as I looked at him again. I knew Viper more than I did Orlando, but I knew enough to know never to get mixed up in any of them.
“Oh,” I said dismissively and then went to make drinks for a couple who approached the bar.
